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Ego Is the Enemy – Ryan Holiday

Barbara McMichael

April 16, 2017

PR for People® Reviews: By Barbara Lloyd McMichael Ego Is the Enemy – Ryan Holiday

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A History of Ambition in 50 Hoaxes – Gale Eaton

Barbara McMichael

March 21, 2017

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A History of Ambition in 50 Hoaxes – Gale Eaton

Tilbury House – 272 pp - $24.95

Fake news has certainly been having a hey-day. From the White House to the Kremlin, disinformation, fear-mongering and smear campaigns have left news consumers reeling. For the nation’s new Commander-in-Tweet to call our foremost news organizations “fake media...

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This Is How It Always Is – Laurie Frankel

Barbara McMichael

February 26, 2017

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This Is How It Always Is – Laurie Frankel Flatiron Books – 332 pp - $25.99

So let’s talk about risk. Is it something you take on, like skydiving? Or something you fend off, with mutual funds and homeowner’s insurance?

Life – let’s face it – is a risky proposition. But it’s riskier for some people than it is for others.

Take the transgender population....

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BOOKS: The Big Thing – Phyllis Korkki

Barbara McMichael

January 12, 2017

BOOKS: Book review by Barbara Lloyd McMichael How to stick your neck out and accomplish your Big Thing in 2017

The Big Thing – Phyllis Korkki HarperCollins – 256 pp - $26.99

Those of us who make the same New Year’s resolutions every January 1 without ever reaching our goal will find a kindred spirit in Phyllis Korkki – and rekindled hope.

A business journalist for the New...

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BOOKS: Hygge your way to happiness

Barbara McMichael

January 02, 2017

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Hygge your way to happiness

The Cozy Life – Pia Edberg CreateSpace – 148 pp - $11.96

With high marks for its balance between a strong social support system and tolerance for individual freedom, Denmark ranked first in the United Nation’s World Happiness Report this year.

What can we...

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BOOKS: Exploring plant-based cuisine

Barbara McMichael

November 11, 2016

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Exploring plant-based cuisine

A Plant–Based Life – Micaela Cook Karlsen

AMACOM – 352 pp - $16.95

Eaternity – Jason Wrobel

Hay House – 384 pp - $24.99

This month, a subject near and dear to many of us: food! Assuming you’re already aware of the links between the standard American diet and many of the leading health problems in our...

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Resolving disputes – guide tells you how

Barbara McMichael

November 07, 2016

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BOOKS: By Barbara Lloyd McMichael Resolving disputes – guide tells you how

So, You Want to Mediate? – Gregg Bertram, M.A., J.D., LL.M.

Pacific ADR Consulting – 24 pp - $8.95

This...

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BOOKS: How to take part in the energy revolution

Barbara McMichael

November 03, 2016

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How to take part in the energy revolution

Powering Forward – Bill Ritter, Jr.

Fulcrum – 304 pp - $17.95

A decade ago, former vice president Al Gore captured the...

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Recalculating: 97+ Experts on Driving Small Business Growth

Barbara McMichael

October 04, 2016

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Recalculating: 97+ Experts on Driving Small Business Growth – curated by Joann M. Laing

Information Strategies Inc. – 336 pp - $

A business plan is considered a basic building block of any company, but in today’s fast-changing business climate, it’s essential to be nimble, too. With that in mind, the...